‘You can’t just say, trust us, we’re doctors’: Why Professor Hickie won’t back down on GP attack
He says GPs should not be happy billing for 'generic care that is never explained'.
Tag: Health reforms
Why payroll tax is an idiot’s attack on general practice
Perth GP Professor Max Kamien tells of his own failed attempt to escape the taxman's clutches.
Draft law proposes changes to prevent ‘irreversible harm’ to intersex children
The ACT Government has released a consultation draft law to protect the rights of intersex people. If passed, the bill would ban deferrable medical interventions…
They’re back: Peter Dutton and Sussan Ley
The politicians presided over the health portfolio during some of the darkest days of general practice.
Has GP patient enrolment become the latest dead parrot reform?
Despite the apparent gutting of patient enrolment, Dr Hambleton expects it will be revived.
Patient enrolment vs usual GP care: Aussie trial suggests little difference
The RACGP president is stressing the study is not robust enough to draw firm conclusions.
GP urgent care clinics: A reincarnation of the GP super clinic stuff-up?
AusDoc examines whether Labor's big election pledge is the old policy dressed in a different cape.
The Pharmacy Guild says dispenser–prescriber divide is a ‘truly ancient notion’
Declaration comes as the Federal Government warns the looming north Queensland pharmacy prescribing trial is 'inconsistent' with Commonwealth medic…
Greg Hunt has reneged on $450-million pledge for GP patient enrolment, says AMA
The AMA says the government has already spent the money on other things.
‘There are still times when a doctor needs to hold a patient’s hand’
Last week, Dr Martin Kelly fronted a parliamentary inquiry to reveal some of the realities of working as a GP in remote Australia.
